List of rulers of Luba

The Kingdom of Luba or Luba Empire (1585–1889) was a pre-colonial Central African state that arose in the marshy grasslands of the Upemba Depression in what is now southern Congo.

muLopwe = Kings/emperors

Tenure Incumbent Notes
1585Foundation of the Luba kingdom
???? to 1780Nkongolo Mwamba, muLopwe 
1780 to 1809Ilunga Maniema Nsungu, muLopwe 
c.1800 to ????Kasongo Mukaya, muLopwe In rebellion
1809 to 1837Kumwimba Ngombe, muLopwe 
1837 to 1837Ndaye Muzinga, muLopweUsurper
1837 to 1864Ilunga Kabale, muLopwe 
1864 to 1865Maloba Konkola, muLopwe 
1865 to 1869Kitamba, muLopwe 
1869 to 1886Kasongo a Kalombo, muLopwe 
1886 to 1889Nday a Mande, muLopwe 
Division into two royal lineages
Kasongo Lineage
1889 to October 1917Kasong'wa Nyembo, muLopwe 
1917 to 1935Umpafu Ilunga Kumwimba, muLopwe 
1935 to 1957Ilunga Kisuku, muLopwe 
1957 to 1964Kasongo wa Nyembo, muLopwe 
1964 to 1964Kisula Ngoy, muLopwe 
Kabongo Lineage
1942Maniema Nilemba Boniface , muLopwe 
1948 Maniema Boniface Kalowa, muLopwe
(Ilunga Balowa Boniface)
(Dibwe Kalowa Boniface)
 
October 1960 to c1980Kabongo Maniema Dibwe, muLopwe 
c1980 to present?Kumwimba Kabongo Kansh'imbu, muLopwe 

See also

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